Showdown Hold'em table

5-4 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising range, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

The open-ended straight draw has eight clean-looking outs, and the paired low board leaves some additional showdown value through my kickers. Raising now captures value from both immediate equity and straight blind-payout potential.

Jacks-four offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; preserve the option to evaluate the flop.

J-high with no made pair and only weak backdoor potential on this dry low flop is not strong enough for the 2x raise. Check and retain the river decision.

Our two pair (fours and deuces) has meaningful showdown value. Since the paired board means the dealer always qualifies, raising is preferable to folding whenever we retain any winning or tying chance.

6♦4♣ is below the profitable preflop raise thresholds, so checking preserves the option to assess the flop.

Flopped trips gives a very strong made hand with excellent equity against the dealer’s range, so raising now maximizes value.

King-ten suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range, with strong high-card and straight/flush potential.

4-3 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range, so preserve flexibility for the flop.

I have a pair plus a four-card club flush draw, with additional improvement potential. This is strong enough to commit the flop raise.

Ace-high is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising maximizes value with this strong starting hand.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong preflop holding and falls well within the optimal 4x raising range.

J2 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising threshold, so retain flexibility and evaluate the flop.

This is only ace-high with backdoor heart and straight possibilities; checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable river runouts rather than committing a 2x play bet now.

J-high on this ace-high board has too few winning dealer holdings to justify the river call. Folding preserves the additional play bet.

Q3 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising threshold. Check and reassess on the flop.

Queen-high with a weak kicker on this connected flop has insufficient equity for the 2x flop raise. Check and retain the option to make an informed river decision.

The paired board means the dealer qualifies, but queen-high kickers over the board pair retain enough showdown equity to make the minimum river raise preferable to folding.

T7 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising thresholds, so retain flexibility to evaluate the flop.

Bottom pair with a ten kicker has solid equity against two random dealer cards, with additional chances to improve on later streets. Raising now extracts value rather than risking a river fold.

Q7 offsuit is below the stated profitable preflop raising threshold for queens. Check and reassess on the flop.

Top pair queens with a live kicker is a strong flop holding against a random dealer hand. Raising now captures value while retaining outs to improve.

K7 offsuit is within the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (K5o+). Raising maximizes value with this playable king.

Any ace is a published optimal preflop 4x raise. The ace-high holding also has suited-nut-flush potential.

J4 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising thresholds. Check to see the flop and retain the option to fold marginal outcomes later.

With only jack-high on a paired flop and no meaningful draw, this hand is too weak to commit a 2x play bet. Checking preserves the option to fold unimproved or make a river decision with complete information.

The paired board gives me a playable pair of threes with a jack kicker, and the 1x river raise is justified versus folding given the dealer's many missed low-card holdings.

Suited 6-5 is below the optimal preflop raising thresholds, so I will preserve flexibility and evaluate the flop.

Raise the strong combo draw: a heart flush draw plus an open-ended straight draw has substantial equity and blind upside.

5♥3♥ is below the optimal preflop raising range, so I check and retain the option to evaluate the flop.

With only low cards and a weak backdoor heart draw on this king-high flop, checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable river runouts.

With only the board’s pair of kings and weak kickers, almost every dealer holding has a better kicker, two pair, or trips. The tiny chance of winning does not justify the river play bet.

Pocket fives are in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (33+).

J6 suited is below the listed optimal preflop raise threshold (J8 suited or better), so preserving flexibility for the flop and river is preferable.

This is only jack-high with a weak backdoor flush draw and limited straight potential. Checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable river runouts.

With only ace-high, the dealer will usually make at least a pair using this unpaired board or hold a better high-card hand. The rare non-qualifying hands we beat do not justify the river raise.

T7 suited is below the optimal preflop raise threshold, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

Top two pair on the flop is a very strong made hand with substantial equity and strong showdown value. Raising now maximizes value and protects against unfavorable runouts.

JTo is in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range.

A-Q offsuit is an optimal preflop 4x raise (any ace qualifies), with strong high-card equity and broad improvement potential.

JTs suited is in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range and has strong straight/flush potential.

Q5 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold, so retain flexibility to evaluate the flop.

Q-high with a weak five kicker has little immediate showdown value and no strong made hand or robust draw on this coordinated flop. Checking preserves the option to fold or make a more informed river decision.

With only a paired-jack board and a queen kicker, too many dealer holdings make two pair, trips, a straight/flush, or simply beat the kicker. The river play bet is not profitable.

Ace-king offsuit is a premium preflop holding and qualifies for the optimal 4x raise strategy.

T2 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising range, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

This weak ten-high hand has only thin runner-runner straight and diamond possibilities, so committing 2x on the flop is not justified. Checking preserves the option to fold unimproved or raise only if the river creates enough showdown value.

We hold an ace-high diamond flush, a very strong made hand with blind payout potential. Raise for value.

Pocket jacks are a premium pair and fall squarely in the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

5c6c is below the optimal preflop raising range, so checking preserves flexibility to evaluate the flop.

Check preserves the option to fold missed runouts while retaining strong flush and straight improvement potential. The paired ace board makes an immediate 2x commitment too vulnerable when the draw misses.

I hold a full house, sixes full of aces. Only dealer aces or rare quads can beat it, so raising is strongly profitable.

8-7 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising thresholds, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

A flopped pair of sevens is sufficiently strong to commit at the flop: it is currently ahead of most dealer holdings and retains meaningful two-pair/trips improvement potential.

9-4 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising thresholds, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

With only a gutshot straight draw and no made pair, this is not strong enough to commit the 2x play bet on the flop. Check and preserve the option to evaluate the completed board at the river.

I have a made nine-high straight, a strong showdown hand that should win often enough to raise.

9-2 offsuit is far below the profitable preflop raising thresholds. Check and retain the option to assess the flop.

With 9-high on a paired flop and no meaningful draw, raising 2x is too weak. Checking preserves the option to make an informed river decision.

Two pair, nines and fours with a king kicker, is well ahead of much of the dealer's random range. The river raise is clearly preferable to folding.